variants
also bourns
as in purposes
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
still searching for the bourne that would give his life meaning
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
16 Mar. 2026 -
The document also included a tax reimbursement of $334 million that was calculated based on a March 11 close for the purposes of the filing.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
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Share credit, set boundaries around your time and money, and keep things grounded with an open list of your goals.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The options to customize your experience to your styling goals and unique hair needs is what makes the Dyson dupe-proof and worth the price tag.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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The United States was informed about Israel's plans to strike the South Pars natural gas field but did not take part in it, according to a person familiar with the matter.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Abu Dhabi firm has operations in roughly 30 countries, with subsidiaries in the UK and India, as well as data center development plans in places like France, Italy, and Kazakhstan.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Jenny Stromer-Galley, who studies political messaging at Syracuse University, tells him that the focus on winning aims to shift the narrative towards a theme of collective strength and vision.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2026
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But did the openness of the Israeli government to talking about their aims in the West Bank change?—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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While a new museum for its display is being built in Jerusalem, a selection of objects has traveled to the United States for the first time.—
Sarah Kozlowski,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Google's Pixel phones, for example, have leaned heavily into AI photography with tools that remove objects, adjust lighting and generate backgrounds.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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What emerged was a series of intricate, heady features whose ideas often came through more clearly than their sentiments.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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The language of the measure will be a combination of ideas submitted by Zach Russem, who represents the online travel industry, and city resident Katheryn Rhodes.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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And Wright will need to explain how the administration’s latest emergency measure to keep oil flowing, a temporary sanctions waiver on Iran itself, won’t undermine US military objectives.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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No one wants the objectives to be entirely rolled back or for the state to step away from climate leadership.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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And while the series typically involves a meal, given Puth’s legendary music nerd-dom, the singer instead took to the piano at the club and showed interviewer Tomás Mier how the songs came together and what his intentions were on the most personal collection he’s released to date.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2026
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But after the independent group's intentions became public, HHS postponed its own event without explanation.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Bournes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bournes. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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